Title: Hunting Angels

Series: Ghost Adventures (TV), Ghostbusters – All Media Types, Supernatural

Pairing: Zac Bagans/Original Male Character

Characters: Zac Bagans, Nick Groff, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley, Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Castiel, OMC, OFC

Tags: Romance, Drama, Bisexuality, Supernatural Elements, Crossover, Ghost Hunters, Angels, Fallen Angels, Demons, Guns, Ghost Traps, Hauntings

Summary: Zac finds love in an unexpected place, with the most unconventional person, and it all started when the Winchester's handed him a "mission from God".

Notes: The following is an insane Ghost Adventures, Ghostbusters and Supernatural crossover. xD

Innocence (Soul) of an Angel: An angel's "innocence" is what allows them to ascend/travel to heaven and gives them their holy powers. Without it, they are considered fallen angels and no different from a human. While there are a number of ways for an angel to lose their innocence (including voluntarily), demons are the most common causes, and call this act "defiling". Sexual activities have no bearing on those processes. Falling in love with a human and choosing to pursue that relationship will automatically cause an angel to lose their innocence.

BETA: TheSupernova

CHAPTER 1: Revelations

Zac Bagans hunted ghosts. Generally speaking, he preferred to document the evidence of their existence via cameras, sound recordings and through various electronic equipment. Similar to nature photographers or those who capture moments in time in one digital format or another. Supernatural activity was fascinating and misunderstood. Zac was determined to shine the light of truth. Most supernatural activity was—in a manner of speaking—harmless. Most ghosts didn't set out to kill or possess someone.

He didn't particularly consider scratches and slaps from supernatural entities to be an indication of 'evil'. After all, 'angry' and 'evil' were two different things. It was an important distinction. Truly evil entities were rare. While ghosts could be evil, most of the time Zac found demons to be the root cause.

However, just because an entity wasn't 'evil' didn't mean the trouble it caused could be overlooked. Some entities needed to be captured and contained—or at least driven off from their haunts. In this case, Zac had two options and it really depended on if the entity was a ghostly one or a demon.

Not being a priest, the most Zac could do with demons was called in for an exorcism and do the best he could to empower the people in contact with the demon to stand up to it. These were also the most dangerous. Of course, not every demon needed exorcising. Whenever Zac visited abandoned ruins or old buildings, he tended to leave them alone. It was only those demons who would attach themselves to humans that Zac had problems with.

A ghostly attachment, those Zac could deal with. Sometimes, ghosts would cause so many problems that Zac wouldn't be able to turn a blind eye. Ghosts who went to extreme lengths to torment (or bully) certain people meant Zac was forced into a corner.

Zac hated bullies. There was no place for them either living or dead. This meant bringing out the hunting equipment designed specifically to harm, capture and contain the supernatural. Various types of guns with special bullets were designed to stun or otherwise incapacitate spirits long enough for the ghost traps to be set out. They were giant, hand-held electronic boxes imbued with various containment magics combined with advanced scientific equipment design to trap various energies. Zac wasn't sure why it worked, exactly, but he couldn't argue with the results.

Now, did Zac have anything that could fight a demon? Other than holy water, exorcisms and various cleansing techniques (often based around different beliefs or religions) there wasn't anything he could do.

The creation of the Ghost Adventures reality show was meant to document his travels. Ghost hunting was a dangerous occupation, because ghostly attachments could have devastating consequences (physical or mental health, relationships and overall quality of life could all be negatively impacted). Sometimes it took time to lure the ghost out to a position where it could be captured. It wasn't easy.

Zac preferred to have people live vicariously through the show rather than go out on their own and find themselves in over their heads.

Joining Zac was fellow ghost hunter Nick Groff, and investigator Aaron Goodwin. Aaron, unlike him and Nick, didn't 'hunt' and capture ghosts. He merely documented and recorded any evidence of their existence. Which was just as well, because Zac was with Aaron at the shooting range once, and with Aaron's natural clumsiness, he preferred Aaron be as far as possible from the guns and capturing equipment. It was important to note that the bullets, while filled with different compounds than is typical, were still deadly to humans.

Zac was also an expert marksman, not that he would boast about it. Nick came in a close second, but considering Aaron's terrible performance, it didn't mean that much. However, Zac trusted in Nick's ability to hit the mark, which was qualification enough when it came to close quarters gun fights. After all, nothing was more unpredictable than an entity who could pass through walls and turn invisible at will.

Now, the last supernatural entity Zac had yet to document, were angels. It was an unspoken rule within the ghost hunting community that angels were to be left alone. As messengers of God, they had special duties to attend to and the last thing anyone wanted was to interfere. Zac respected them and found it better they carry out their responsibilities freely. If word got out certain people were angels masquerading as human… he preferred not the think about it.

Zac had met a few angels over the years, but the one most open to answering his questions was an angel named Castiel. He was assigned to watch over and protect two ghost hunters, Sam and Dean Winchester. Why the two brothers were given an angel in physical form, Zac couldn't say, but they were well respected within the community. There were rumors, of course, but he didn't put much stock into rumors.

Zac and Nick had teamed up with the brothers a few times, usually for missions that required multiple evil entities to be cleared out of a single location.

Recently, the brothers had been off on some sort of "mission from God". It wasn't entirely clear what, but the brothers said they'd be dropping off the radar for a few weeks and not to worry.

"We'll be back before you know it," Dean said over the phone. "We might have a job for you but there's something we have to do first. Wait for my call."

It was rare for the Winchesters to ask for help, even more so to hear them dole out missions to other people. There wasn't much the Winchesters couldn't handle—after all, they grew up in an old family dedicated to hunting evil entities.

"Should I be worried?" Zac had asked.

"Maybe," Dean replied cryptically. "For now, just wait."

Dean had hung up, leaving Zac with more questions than answers.

It would be almost two months before he received a follow-up call from Dean.

The time was around 1 am, and Zac was back in Las Vegas, hitting up one of the local bars with Nick. The bartender placed a drink in front of Zac.

"Thanks," Zac said distractedly. He was gazing at a picture of a beautiful woman laying across an old fashioned "fainting couch". She held the back of her hand against her forehead. Not the most original of pictures, but the painting was extremely detailed and one of the better ones in this dive.

'You my friend, are obsessed," Nick said beside him. Nick was drinking something off the special menu. Otherwise, he hadn't been paying attention.

Zac was drinking… something. Straight up and hard because his girlfriend had broken up with him earlier that day and he needed a distraction.

Right now, his house was haunted (again) and as per the case, it had ended up scaring off his partner. Of course, they had been dating less than a month, but this entity had attacked her whenever she came over. The most recent incident involved her cross being ripped off her neck and thrown across the room.

That had been the last straw. She couldn't handle it and finally left. He should have seen it coming, but the entity in his house was splitting his attention. For a ghost hunter, it was embarrassing that this entity was still present but it was stubborn. Nothing he did could lure it out of hiding. It would come and go so quickly there wasn't much Zac could do.

"This is the second time an entity haunting either me or my home has scared off one of my girlfriends," Zac said.

He looked down at his drink, swirled it gently around in the glass before downing the rest. He slammed the glass back on the bar and slid it away from him. The bartender brought another one.

Nick placed his phone down, and took a sip of his drink before looking over at Zac.

"We'll get it, man, don't worry. I just texted Billy. He agreed to set up some equipment tomorrow in your house. If it's there, he'll find it and once we know what we're dealing with, it's only a matter of time."

Billy Tolley was their audio/visual tech; a ghost hunter who preferred to investigate rather than hunt and contain. He was often seen behind the scenes watching the various cameras and listening to the audio for any signs of EVPs.

"Alright," Zac replied, though he doubted it'd work. Maybe he was being oppressed, or maybe it was the depression from being dumped. Within the last three months, he'd been dumped twice. He always took his relationships seriously. He was in it for the long term and hoped to meet someone else equally as dedicated.

However, these last few years luck hadn't been with him.

"—and an alien came and began drinking all the beer in your fridge," Nick finished.

That caught Zac's attention.

"Wait, what?"

Nick grinned. "Billy will be coming to your place tomorrow morning to set up some equipment. You don't need to do anything other than let him in."

"That I can do," Zac said. He wasn't interested in the specifics, though he appreciated Nick looking out for him. Then again, Nick also knew the danger of bringing entities 'home' with them, after leaving an investigation.

Nick's marriage had ended in a divorce, through a mixture of poltergeist activity, oppression, and his unstable (sometimes aggressive) behavior.

Zac was wondering if his current relationships might have ended because Zac was unknowingly expressing the same symptoms. It was easy to spot in someone else, but when you are the target… however, Zac was positive that Nick would have told him. It's happened before.

In the end, it didn't really matter because his girlfriend had left him and she wasn't coming back.

Zac knocked back his drink. He instinctively shook his head; either this drink was stronger than the last few, or the alcohol was starting to get to him. Probably the latter, because he had lost count of the number of glasses he's finished over the last few hours.

The woman in this picture, she wasn't going anywhere.

"She would stay with me, right?" Zac asked Nick absently.

"Right, I think you've had enough," Nick said, waving off the bartender before he could ask if Zac wanted a refill. "We should get going."

Nick pulled out his wallet, and handed over some bills for the drinks.

"My treat," Nick said. "You deserve it."

"Yeah I do," Zac said, taking one last look at the woman before following Nick out the door.

He'd just have to pay for Nick's tab next time.

End Notes: Being oppressed (an attachment) and possessed (controlled) are two different things.